A black-and-white photograph of two young White men, both in military-style caps, jackets, ties, knickers, and hose, sitting on a window ledge.

Two Beaumont Messengers

Lewis W. Hine (1874-1940)

Date

1913
Object Type

Photographs
Medium

Gelatin silver print
Dimensions

4 7/16 x 4 1/2 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
c.r. in image in graphite: 3679
Verso:
u.c. in graphite: 3679
Mount Verso: [removed]
u.c. [photocopied label:] 3679 Beaumont, Tex. Nov. 1913 \ Two Beaumont messengers, 14 and 17 years \ old. The latter has been messenger here for \ 2 years. Works until midnight. The Red Light District flourished here.
u.c. in graphite: (At Auction) \ De accessioned Baltimore Public \ Library Archives.
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of Paul Rogers Harris in memory of Lynn Ashley Tolliver
Accession Number

P1990.17
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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